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Translingual

Symbol

mim

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Alacatlatzala Mixtec.

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English

Etymology 1

Adjective

mim (comparative mimmer, superlative mimmest) (UK, dialect)

  1. Demure; shy.
  2. Prim; prudish.

Etymology 2

Noun

mim (plural mims)

  1. Alternative form of meem (Arabic letter).
    • 2014, Asim Roy, The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal, page 124:
      The esoteric identity and importance of the Perso-Arabic letter, mim, and its Bengali equivalent, ma, were stressed. The letter, when added to Ahad, made Ahmad and Muhammad as well.

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Anagrams

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيم (mīm).

Noun

mim (definite accusative mimi, plural mimlər)

  1. the Arabic letter م

Declension

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More information nominative, singular ...

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīmus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mim m (plural mims)

  1. mime (a pantomime actor)
  2. mime (act of miming)

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Cornish

Noun

mim m

  1. mime, mimic

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

mim m anim

  1. a mime, a pantomime actor

Declension

German

Pronunciation

Contraction

mim

  1. (colloquial) contraction of mit + dem
    Ich fahr da mim Auto hin.
    I'm going there by car.

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic مِيم (mīm).

Pronunciation

Noun

mim f

  1. mim (letter of the Arabic alphabet)

Hungarian

Etymology

mi (what) + -m (my, of mine, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmim]
  • Hyphenation: mim

Pronoun

mim

  1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of mi

Declension

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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mīmus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mim m pers

  1. mime (pantomime actor)
    Synonyms: mimik, pantomimista

Declension

Noun

mim m inan

  1. (theater) mime (classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce)

Declension

adjectives
adverbs

Further reading

  • mim in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mim in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mi, min from Latin mihi, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵʰye, dative of *éǵh₂ (I).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

mim

  1. first-person singular prepositional pronoun
    • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 514:
      E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?
      And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?
  2. (proscribed) used instead of eu as the subject of a subordinate clause following para, eg: para mim fazer instead of standard para eu fazer (for me to do)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mim.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mime.

Noun

mim n (plural mimuri)

  1. pantomime

Declension

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